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160 Duke Of Gloucester City of Annapolis Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Special Minutes - Final City Council Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Special Meeting - Proposed Closed Session Call to Order Mayor Buckley called the Special Meeting to order at 10:03 am. Pledge of Allegiance Led by Mayor Buckley. Roll Call Alderwoman Finlayson attended the Special City Council Meeting Virtually. Present: 7 - Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Tierney, Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett Absent: 1 - Alderman Gay Business and Miscellaneous ID-222-20 Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article § 3-305(b) (7). Is a request to hold a Closed Session to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice. Alderman Arnett move to enter a closed session pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article § 3-305 (b) (7), to discuss the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis "HACA" Litigation. Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Tierney, Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett Absent: 2 - Rodriguez and Alderman Gay The council entered into the closed session at 10:07 am. Alderman Paone moved to exit out of Closed Session. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. The council exited the closed session and returned to the Special Meeting at 11:44 am. Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the meeting was adjourned at 11:44 a.m. Regina C. Watkins-Eldridge, MMC City Clerk City of Annapolis Page 1 City Council Special Minutes - Final September 1, 2020 All Annapolis City Council and standing committee meetings are broadcast on City of Annapolis TV as well as Facebook Live and YouTube Live, including virtual meetings during the State of Emergency for COVID-19. First, check-in with the meetings that you want to attend (and subscribe to the CivicSend link to have meeting dates and adjustments sent to you by email). The calendar can be found here: https://www.annapolis.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=23,24,14,46,42,47,40,51,44,50,27,36,31,26,33,49 Next, at the appointed time, go to these web links for viewing the meetings live: http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis The live stream is available about 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting (there is a countdown clock that says the meeting is starting in...) The completed meetings are then archived on the same platforms (above) as well as on the website through the Legistar portal here: https://annapolismd.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx? ID=23680&GUID=8CC9DA25-D92A-491F-984C-946DCA0F51DE&Mode=MainBody If you would like to submit public testimony, we have included a new link allowing written testimony to be submitted into the recorded minutes of the meeting. Submit written testimony: http://www.annapolis.gov/testimony. Anyone needing reasonable accommodation to be able to participate in a public meeting held by the City of Annapolis should contact Regina Watkins-Eldridge at 410.263.7942, by MD Relay (711), or by email at cityclerk@annapolis.gov at least five days prior to the meeting date to request assistance. City of Annapolis Page 2